Liberty State Park

Liberty State Park is an 1,212-acre urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey, opposite both Ellis Island and Liberty Island. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations; much of the park is situated on landfilled tidal flats that formerly supported vast oyster banks and was a part of the Lenape Communipaw summer encampment. For hundreds of years, it served as a ferry port, and, during the 20th century, it was the site of abandoned rail facilities built on landfills. It was transformed into a park in 1976, and it has scenic views of New York City, the Hudson River, and Ellis and Liberty Islands.